Podcast Episodes

A Community Destination for Food, Faith and Ramadan Staples; Altadena's "Stay Behinds"; A San Diego Mural Restored

This weekend, Muslims around California will celebrate Eid al Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan. People observing the holy month have been fasting from…

1 year, 6 months ago

Inheriting: Nicole and the Third World Liberation Front

This month marks the anniversary of the resolution of a landmark student strike at San Francisco State, on March 21, 1969. Patrick Salaver helped org…

1 year, 6 months ago

Encore: The Railroad's Surprising Impact on Food and Civil Rights in California

We’re taking a long train ride on the California Zephyr. The Amtrak line winds through Emeryville, Sacramento, Truckee and then heads east toward Chi…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Art of Snow Science; Al Akhbar's Middle East Jazz

For many Californians, winter means snow. But alongside the skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers awaiting the latest weather forecasts, there’s anothe…

1 year, 6 months ago

Saving Altadena's Historic Tiles; Poet Says 'Solidarity is Key to Survival '

Some of the homes lost in the Eaton Fire included fireplaces with distinctive hearths made of handmade tiles. These Arts and Crafts-era tiles were cr…

1 year, 6 months ago

'Buzzkill' Investigates a World Without Honeybees

‘Buzzkill’ Examines the Crisis of Disappearing Honeybees and Other Pollinators 

The Central Valley’s almond industry is hosting what some beekeepers c…

1 year, 7 months ago

Japanese Americans Pledge to 'Fight Back' Against Trump Deportation Plan

February 19 is the Day of Remembrance, the anniversary of when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of Jap…

1 year, 7 months ago

Life After the Eaton Fire; Kishi Bashi Embraces Imperfection; 19-Year-Old Bandleader Creates a Future in Norteño

Following the Eaton Fire, tens of thousands of people are suspended in a state of shock and grief, even as they have to make life-changing decisions …

1 year, 7 months ago

Oakland’s Freedom Community Clinic, New Documentary Spotlights LGBTQ Activist Sally Gearhart

On this week's show, we visit the Freedom Community Clinic which provides free herbal remedies, massage services and healing workshops at their two a…

1 year, 7 months ago

Neighbors Come Together in Aftermath of Eaton Fire; A 129-Year-Old Lawsuit Could Stop the Ending of Birthright Citizenship

People affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles are only just starting to get a handle on what it’s going to mean to rebuild their lives and mend the…

1 year, 8 months ago